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Since I could not sustain my curiosity of reading this book, I bought it and finished reading it. It is one of the best books I have ever read on the subject of education. As the signature line says, it’s the “personal journey into how the world’s poorest people are educating themselves.’ Thanks toJames Tooley, the author of the book for his brave attempt to bring in some of the ignored realities across the nations. Without his radical thinking and self motivated efforts, he would not have found out…

More than the reviews that I had read on this book, the title itself attracted me to read the book. I could not sustain my curiosity of getting to know what exactly is described in the book through those excellent reviews. In fact this book has been quoted as one of the must read books for this year.

It is a very small book and is power packed with a lot of ideas for the world that is in constant change. It addresses the current world and the current state…

I recently read this power-packed little book titled Poke-The-Box by the well known entrepreneur and a popular blogger Seth Godin. 

The title of the book and Seth’s interview on the domino project site made me read this book without fail. After reading it I felt, oh, well, this kind of poking is very much required for myself. 

The author, at the beginning of the book, asks a very fundamental question that we may fail to ask ourselves - When was the last time you did something for the first time? and the question made me think for…

I received this book couple of weeks back from Duane Mullin. And I was pleased to see the note by him saying ‘Thanks for your time’ with his autograph. Actually now I need to thank him for all the time he has taken to write such a brilliant book. Sometimes I felt he spoke my mind. Absolutely!

There were many things that used to make me very uncomfortable when it came to money. Perhaps, because of my own experiences in the past in dealing with money or whatever, I was…

Let’s unleash India! As the signature line says on the book, this book is a hand guide for every citizen of India. And I second (perhaps many readers) the first comment on the book by Gurucharan Das – It must be read by every Indian.

Although the title has to do with Nehru, for me, it is the book that addresses the current problems. Having got good amount experience in the Indian administrative service for about 18 years, Sanjeev has carefully analyzed and presented his case for ‘freedom for India’…

‘They happened to the world than the world happened to them’. And they are Indians. This is what the author chanted during his book launch session in Bengaluru for which I made sure of my attendance. Anand Giridharadas– A young, Indian looking with American accent, US born to the parents of Indian origin, a columnist in New York Times and the India Herald Tribune, with his debut book on the most fascinating topic as usual – India. ‘India Called me’ as the author says when he was questioned on Why…

Why we are the way we are? – No, I am not asking you this question. This is the fundamental question the author raises in his book Games Indians Play. I must say, It is a very brave effort by the author to bring in one of the best theories – Game Theory to analyze the Indianness of Indians. After all, the author was a professor at IIM for about 20 years and after that he has been working with the private corporation as the chief executive. Being a specialist…

Happiness! is what we all are in search of everyday and every moment. To be contented is a challenge for all of us. I recently read the book – Flow: The psychology of optimal experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Pronounced: “cheek-sent-me-high-ee”). Well, I should say, this is the best book I have ever read on Psychology. Not just because it gave me deeper insights, but also, it kept me in flow throughout my read. I would like to read this book again after 6 months.

I took a bit longer time…

Miyamoto Musashi was one of the master swordsman and an undefeated samurai during the 17th century in Japan. He was orphaned by the age of seven and, in order to earn his way in the world, became a swordsman, killing his first man at the age of 13.  Eventually he fought some 60 duels without ever being defeated.  By the end of his career, he had become so expert and dominant that he would fight his opponents with nothing but a stick.  Then in 1643, he retired to a contemplative…

 “An enquiry into the value of work”

When I was referred to this book by a friend, I was not just asked to read; but he also made it very clear that this is the book we need to treat as bible for our vocational training school. I took a lot of time to read this book; not that Crawford’s writing is complicated, but, Crawford’s philosophy behind his words made me think multiple times on each issue that is being addressed. All I can say is that this book will…